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Shanghai Triad(Movie, 1995)

Original title: "摇啊摇,摇到外婆桥" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 48min | Genres: Drama, Crime
Shanghai TriadRating: 3.4/5 (with 3434 votes)
Shanghai Triad is a 1995 Chinese crime-drama film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. The script is written by Bi Feiyu based on Li Xiao's 1994 novel Rules of a Clan (门规). The film is set in the criminal underworld of 1930s Shanghai, Republic of China and spans seven days. Shanghai Triad's Chinese title reads "Row, row, row to Grandma Bridge", refers to a well known traditional Chinese lullaby. The film was the last collaboration between Zhang Yimou and actress Gong Li in the 1990s, thus ending a successful partnership that had begun with Zhang's debut, Red Sorghum, and had evolved into a romantic relationship as well. With the wrapping of filming for Shanghai Triad the two agreed to end their relationship both professionally and personally. Gong Li and Zhang Yimou<..."> ()
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Awards & Nominations for Shanghai Triad

National Board of Review Award for Best International Film Academy Award for Best Cinematography

About Shanghai Triad

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.

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Additional Information

Production countries: People's Republic of China, France
Plays in: Shanghai
Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/23/1995 (World premiere: 09/14/1995)
Cast: Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Xuejian, Xiao-Xiao Wang, Fu Biao
Director: Zhang Yimou
Producer: Wu Yigong
Screenwriter: Bi Feiyu
Executive Producer: Wang Wei
Film Editor: Du Yuan
Director of Photography: Lü Yue
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La reina de Shanghai"
"Operação Xangai"
"Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge"
"Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao"
"Yáo ā yáo, yáo dào wàipóqiáo"
"La joya de Shanghai"
"Szanghajska triada"
"Шанхайская триада"
"Shanghai Triaden"

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